StoryCorps Tampa Bay: Marching to His Own Drumbeat
Ronald Gregg has drummed nearly his entire life, playing with musicians all over the world and for the U.S. Army Band. But it all had to start...» E-Mail This
View ArticleStoryCorps Tampa Bay: Two Siblings, Two Schools, Two Stories
Lou and Lolita Brown are brother and sister, born about eight years apart - just a big enough separation to give them very different life experiences...» E-Mail This
View ArticleStoryCorps Tampa Bay: Meet One of St. Petersburg's 'Courageous 12'
In the 1960’s, black police officers in St. Petersburg faced barriers when it came to promotion, what beats they could cover, even the ability to...» E-Mail This
View ArticleStoryCorps Tampa Bay: 'This Little Light of Mine'
Performers are often tasked with walking a thin line: how does someone express oneself while also embodying another character? In this installment of...» E-Mail This
View ArticleStoryCorps Tampa Bay: A Second Life after 9/11
Christina Hoskin and Robert "Bob" Rogan are best friends and life partners - but it hasn’t always been that way. The two met in New Jersey while both...» E-Mail This
View ArticleStoryCorps Tampa Bay: A Dream Realized
Jose Manuel Godinez-Samperio came to the United States with his parents when he was 9 years old. His parents overstayed their visas, and he lived the...» E-Mail This
View ArticleStoryCorps Tampa Bay: Baseball Pioneers Share Their Memories
Every Monday WUSF 89.7 presents Story Corps Tampa Bay, and this week’s story comes from a recording at the John F. Germany Public Library in Tampa as...» E-Mail This
View ArticleStoryCorps Tampa Bay: Young Actors Follow Their Dreams
Not every friendship starts on the set of a movie.But that’s how Tampa teen Shelby Ronea and fellow actor Noah Diggs of St. Petersburg met. The pair...» E-Mail This
View ArticleStoryCorps Tampa Bay: The Language of the Birds
Michael Dalton has done many things in his life – he’s been a teacher, an engineer, and a business owner. But about 20 years ago he stumbled into a new...» E-Mail This
View ArticleStoryCorps Tampa Bay: A Pioneering Police Officer
Edgar Pickett, Jr. was the first black police officer on the force in Lakeland, a job he held for over 29 years. But there was one day 50 years ago his...» E-Mail This
View ArticleStoryCorps Tampa Bay: The Feeling of Liberty
In 1980, the Cuban government opened its doors, allowing people to leave the country in a mass exodus that would come to be known as the Mariel...» E-Mail This
View ArticleStoryCorps Tampa Bay: His Parents Live On
Ronald Porter is a 30-year-old educator whose parents were a huge influence on him both personally and professionally, even though his mother died when...» E-Mail This
View ArticleStoryCorps Tampa Bay: A Historic Beach Trip
Gregory Porter brought his cousin Betty Harden to the StoryCorps Booth at the Museum of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg to share her story. Betty became a...» E-Mail This
View ArticleStoryCorps Tampa Bay: Life, Love and Lipstick
Ruth Parrish has lived to be 94 years old. In her nine decades alive, she’s learned a few things. In this edition of StoryCorps Tampa Bay, Ruth talks...» E-Mail This
View ArticleStoryCorps Tampa Bay: Friends by Chance, Family by Choice
In this week's edition of StoryCorps Tampa Bay, lifelong friends Debra Woodard and Arthurene Williams reminisce about growing up in the church and how...» E-Mail This
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